Machine for making cans.



No.- 890,901. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

0. W. GRAHAM. MACHINE FOR MAKING GANS.

APPLI OATION FILED JUNE 11., 1903.

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PATENTED JI INE 16, 1908' 0-. W; GRAHAM. MAGHINEV'FOR MAKING CANS;

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1903.

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m m v TA r" No. 890,991. 'PALTBNTED JUNE 16,1908.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING CANS. ur1i1cu1on nun un n, 1903.

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0. w. GRAHAM. MACHINE FOR MAKING GANS..

- APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1903.

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No. 890,901. PATBNTIEDMJUNE v16, 1908. 0. WLGRAHAM. MACHINE FOR MAKINGCANS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11,1903.

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PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

W .:GR AHAM'. MAGHHVE FOR MAKING CANS.

APPLIGA- I'QNHLED JUNE 11, 1903.

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EZJZZ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W. GRAHAM, or ROME, NEW' YORK,

A'S SIGpNOR To UTICA INDUSTRIAL COMPANY OF ROME, NEW YORK, A CORPORATIONOF. NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR MAKING CANS.

Specification er Letters Patent; mated June 16, 1908..

Application filed .Tune- 11, 1903. Serial 'No. 150,974;

I V T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. GRAHAM,

residingat'Rome, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, h'aveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechines for MakingCans,of which the follow-.-

ingis 'a full, clear, and exact description,

vsuch'as will enable others'skilled in theart towhich it appertains tomake and use the The inventionrelates-to a machine-for ap plying headsor ends t'o-"can bodies and simi ar articles. 'Its object to provide .anew and improved machine. for thispurpose, whichshall-be comparativelysimple in construction and very efficient 1n operation. I

. Furtheriobjects and advantages will be, in

part obvious from the following description and in'part pointed out.-. w

' The invention consists .in'the features'o'fconstruction, combinationsof elements and arrangement of. arts" which'will biz/herein.- afterfully descri ed and the novel features thereof pointed out in theclaims. v,

In the aecom anying drawings which illustrate an embo iment of theinvention, Figure 1- is anend elevation ofthe' assembled" machine)-vFig. 2- is a side elevation with partsbroken away. Fig.3;is a'side.ele'va tion lookin' from the opposite side with the broken away andcertain. parts in section. -Figs.l4 and 5 are detailsin plan and] sideelevation .;resp ectively, showing the 'mounting oflfthefi heading' jawsand certain parts connected .therewi th'."- Figsffi-and 7 .aresimilanviews showing the parts in a dif- I ',ferentposition Fig; 8 is'adetail showing a bridge which carries the clamping pressure shoesandialso showing a pairof heading jaws in a position which they wouldassume.

- 11 are details in plan? and side elevation on line x'x Fig.2,respectivelyshowing the end of the feeding-in chute and the 'det'entsfor controlling the-movement of the can heads or ends. 'Figs. 12 and 13are similar views l howing the arts indifferent positions; Fig. 14 is adetall.ill ustratin, 2thev operation of a presser.finger andseparator-which actsupon the ends and between the ends and bodies.

Similar reference characters refer tosimilar par-ts throughout theseveral viewsij The machine as illustrate comprises: in.

general arotating spider or drum, which carri'es a series of holdingjaws to which'the can bodies and ends or heads are delivered from 'afeeding-in chute, -a' pivoted or swinging jaw or mold being provided'inconnection I with each holding jaw, which swinging jaws duringtherot'ation of the machine are swung. 'down-upon the tops of the blanksheld inthe imainjaws by the actionof cams-fixed to the frame. The blanksbeingithus held are "car:

ried toa pressure device by the action ofi which the heads are forcedonto the bodies,-

the swinging jaws being-thereafter released; and thrown back, the canejectedand the jaws carried around beneath-the chute where.

they receive another'set I of blanks.

- 't Theframe'of-the-maohine .comprises two webbed side standards 1, 1which may, if desired be supported upon a-suitablebasefl 'and whichcarry, preferably removably connected' thereto, castings or members 3which provide bearings jas at.,4,' 4: for/the driving shaft "5 of themachine whichj may be drivenby any suitable source of power as thepulley 6..

Carried by the driving spindle is the spider or drum A around theperiphery of whio are secured, preferably by means of an'adjustablelongitudinal slot and clamping bolt 'co n-.

nection,-1as' best shown in Figs. 5 andfi, chairs 7 which carry at theirupper-enc-ls, preferably in-tegralftherewith; as shown in Figs. 8 and 9,the holding-orreceiving jaws which are in the form of opposing 0 ent'ubes'or cylinders 8, 8, each carried by a chair, and each til behavingextended from the lower side ther'eoflansiibstantiallysemi-circularrfiange 9, the distance] between the two opposing tubesbeing sufficient to permit the depositing of a Canbddy} withtheheads-one, for. each end thereof with: the jaws, so thattheywill restupon the en? tended flanges 9. In connection with each pair. of, fixedjaws is a lflairof swinginghalf moldsor jaws 1,0,- 10, w

bearings12'adjacent' the 'sidesof the fixed ch'are pivotedlu (on. therock shafts or spindles 11 moun'te in.

106 jaws so that when -the shaft' 11 is rocked the' swinging half moldsor jaws may close' down over the ends of the can bodies heldby the.

fixed jawsythus tending to .holid 'the bodies I and ends togethen. 116]views oi. the same set of A feeding-in chute it delivers the can bodiesand ends to the iixed jaws, the swinging half molds 10 being then thrownback to the rear of the fixed jaws as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Uponthe end of the rock shaft 11 which actuates the swinging hall molds isfastened a bell crank or more accurately double armed lever 13 havingshort arn'i 14 and a long arm 15 equipped with'antifrictiim rollers 16,-17 which. are adapted to enter cam slots or grooves formed by platesconnected tothe framework on one side of the machine and projectinginwardly therefrom An advantage in the machine to be noted in thisregard is that thetwo swinging hall molds, one for each end of the can,are

both adaptedto be operated 'from one'sideof the machine by a single. setof cam ways. There is here a gain in compactness and in certainty ofoperation.

.It will be sufficient for the purposes of this description to followthe action of a single set of jaws in their. passage around the machine,and, for this purpose, the views in Figs. 2 and 3 may be taken assuccessive jaws at differentstages or the operation. v Referring more.particularly to Fig. 3, the jaws ormolds are carried beneath the chuteand theswinging half molds remain'in their nor'malposition inthe rear ofthe fixed jaws, until the roller 16 on the end'of the short arnrof thedouble-armed lever enters a first cam-way. 1 .8.. As the rotationcontinues, the swinging half molds are gradually'thrown up about theirpivots and closed down upon the blanks, v coming into the position shownin Fig; 8.. "Before the short arm-of the doublearmed lever passes out ofthe cam-way 18 theroller of the'long arm passes into a second cam-Way 19so shaped as to swing the half nioldsstill closer about the can blanks.

There is a particular advantage in the construction illustrated whereinthe swinging we are operated alternately by different ms ofa'double-armed lever attached to eir s indie, in that if a lever wereused havnl y a single arm there would be a point in' the travelof thecarrier where the jaws would come upon a dead center and would' not beunder the control 01'v the cam way.

Such construction might not be entirely impracticable but would not givethe steady,

- evenly timed motion which is gi en by the present construction and itwill be obvious that inmachmes of this character it is necessary thatthe various operat ons should be regular in their character and shouldbe very accurately timed. Hence the advantage of a construction wherein,as one arm of the double-armedlever leaves its cam way, or in theconstruction illustrated before it leaves,

its-cam wa -.but at the point where the parts would reac a deadcenter,the other arm of the double arme'd lever is picked up by a will completethe closing movement with less. speed and more force. The long arm ofthe double armed lever passes out of engagement with. cam-way 19 just asthe anti-friction rollcrs20 on the tops of the swinging half molds arebrought into rubbing, engagement with the flexibly mounted pressureshoes 21 carried at the ends of studs 22 mounted in a bridge 23', theside men'ibers of which 21, 24- are connected to th'e standards 1, 1 atopposite sides ol'the'machine:

As shown in Figs. 8 and v9 the bushings 25 through which these studspass are adjustable in a longitudinal slot along the bridge and may belocked by means of a hollow nut having open or webbed sides. T he upperend of the bushing. 25 is also internally threaded for the reception ofan abutment member 27 which provides an abutment for one end of thespiral spring 28 encircling the stud, the other end of the spring, beingseated against an annular shoulder on the stud as at 29. lock nut30 maybe provided in connection with this adjustable abutment if desired. Theupper end of the stud 22 is threaded and carries a yielding washer 31and adjusting and locking nuts 32- by setting-which the dowi'iwardmotion of the stud under the influence of the spring 28 may be adjusted.Thus it will be seen that there is )rovided an adjustable andspringcontrol is of cam shape, as shown in Fig. 3, such that theanti-friction rollers on the swinging half molds will strike the curvedfront edge of the shoes slightly above the lowest plane thereof,-thereby, as the rotation continues, forcing the half molds down tightlyupon the can blanks and holding them there while the friction rollersfollow the'c-urve of the pressure shoes. This mode of operation will beclear from an inspection of Fig. 9, as will be also the operation of theheading plunger-s. These plungers are in the shape of pistons 233 ofdiameter approximating the diameter of the can head and such as to workeasily within the tubes or cylinders 8 which form the closed parts ofthe fixed jaws. Each plunger is guidedby a stud-34 aroundwhich is coiledcylinder 8 and the other en 01 whi h bears against a collar 37 fixed tothe stud,the tend? led pressure shoe, the'lower face of which ency ofthe spring being thus normally to,

carry the plunger rearwardly to thedpositifon.

shown in 8. Carried byjthe si .members'24 of thebridge are bushings. 38which carry short studs 39 spring-controlled'and adjustable by means ofsprings 40, abutment 41 and nuts 42, -13 in the same-manner can bodiesas shown in Fig. 9. allow the encircling of the can body by. the

as the adjustment. ofthe pressure shoe studs 22 already described. Theinner ends of these studs carry sleeves .44 in connection with which aremounted so as to be readily rotated with reference thereto anti-frictionrollers or wheels which, for the present purposes, may be termed camwheels or surfaces 45.. Thus the anti-frictionrollers and-the sleevesare normally held by the influence of the springs ressed towards thecenter of the bridge in t e osition shown in Fig.- 8, but they. arecapab e of reciprocating motion, which reci rocat-ing motion'is guidedby a pin 46 whic iis connected to the sleeve 44 and the upper end ofwhich is guided in a groove extending longitudinally of the bridge asat- 4 7. The anti-friction rollers or cams 45 are positioned toengagethe ends of the plunger studs 34 as the jaws are brought beneath thebridge in the operation of the machine and they are so positioned andthe spring pressure by which they are controlled is so adjustedthat-while the swinging half molds are held clam edtightly to the canblanks the lungers will lie forced forward, as they f0 low the curve ofthe peri hery of the anti-friction rollers 45,- and will force the headsupon the In order to head and yet toprovide jaws which may hold the canbody closely, it is preferable that there should be provided groovesint-he fixed'j a s and in the swinging half molds as at 48, 48 whichwill allow for the slightly differing diameters of the heads and body.

An advantage of the machine to be noted at this point is in the factthat the heading plungers, as the machine is rotated, are forced intoaction with a gradual easy movement inasmuch as this movement. is causedby the contact between the rounded outer ends of the studs 34 "and therounded periphery of the surface of theantiriction rollers or wheels -15whicha't the same time is free to' 'move-both away from'the end of thestud underspring pressure 'and free to revolve on a vertical axis, sothat any inequalities may be com' nsated for and themotion'of the bileit is smooth and-easy be such up any decrease, or "to compensate I forany increase in the size of the can bodies,

1 heads, &c.

. swingingu;

Following further the rotation of the machine, and-refe1r1ngmorepart-1cu larly to Fig. 3, t'lieja'ws leave the bridge the rol-leron theend of; the long'arm o'f-the dou 1's againipicl're'dfup by a c'anr i i'nubstancc' a continuation.

$13119, there being a break be; i-idsof' the two order that the alf'nolds='111ay be entirely under the eggntr'ol of the pressure jjshoeswhile. the

plun e'ers are operating. The pitch ,of this.

cam-way 50 is such that the end -ol" the douhiea med l("'\'(1 15now'carried {rapidly out- 'wa'rd'aml the swinging half molds t lrrowl'ithe two jaws of each pair.

-5 and 7,-is pivoted upon a rock shaft 52,.an

arm 53 projecting inwardly from which carries an anti-friction roller 54which, as best shown in Fig. 2, is positioned, at the moinent when it isdesired to eject the cam, to be picked up by the cam surface of an arm55,

therebyr'ocking' the shaft 52 and throwing forward the ejector arm whichthrows the can from the jaws into the receiving chute, A spring 56 shownin Fig. 4, acting; upon the shaft 52 position outside the plane. oftheholding jaws as the roller 54 leaves the cam arm 55. This cam arm 55,.asshown 111 Fig. 1, is

formed at the end of the rod 57 projecting inwardly from the frame andadjustable with reference thereto by means of a nut 58. I alsopreferably provide, corresponding to the point where the swinging halfjaws begin to move awayfronrtlie cam after leaving the bridge as thedouble-armed lever is picked up by the cam way, a stripper arm or barpreferably constructed of two spacedv members 60, 60, connected to andprojecting from the bridge. The lower edges of this stripper bar or barsare cut away or formed on a curve corresponding to the .curve of thepathof travel of the cans and they are so positioned that, as the swinginghalf molds are thrown back they pass one on each side of the stripperbars, which prevent 'the cans following the swinging molds, whether. bythe influence of the frictional contact of their surfaces or by suctiontherebetween. As the long arm of the double-armed lever leaves thecam-way 50 the short arm of the lever is picked up by a long; cam bar 61on which the roll on said short arm travels, thereby holding theswinging half molds open until the jaws have again been broughtunderneath and beyond the chute and the can blanks have been deposited.therein. For this purpose, as shown in Fig. 3, the cam bar 61, thegreater portion of which'is conveniently of semi-circular form and issupported from any suitable point of the framework, extends to a pointjust beyond the chute B. As the short arnrof the double-armed leverleaves the 'end ofthis cam, it is then free and its roll. is in positionto be picked up by the first "cam-wav 18 during a repetitionof' thecycle j ofoperations.-

The details of the chute construction and of the detents 'forcontrollingthe feeding of the blanks are shown in 'Figs lO to 11 4 in elusive.-:isgthere shown, the chute ismad up of long a ngle plates 62- preferablyof -sh;et

returns the ejector arm to normal metal or other like material, spacedapart to I provide ways for the cam bodies ahd secured the can ends orheads roll.'- The together by cross straps 63.

' stead of into their proper position in the jaws, I provide, primarilyspanners or filling blocks 65, best shown in Figs. 5 and 7,- whichextend between successive chairs and pre vent the droppingof' theblankstherebetween. The feeding of the can heads is' further regur latedby means of pins 66, adapted to enga e theblanksin each side chute andnormalI held in contact withthe l'owest one of catch line to pr tw'cntmovement thereof. These.

,pins are carriedon arms 67, rocking with short shafts having hearingsin lugs 69 projecting from the sides of the chute. The shafts are rockedat intervals to free the.pins

from the lowermost blanks by means of antifriction rollers or wheels 70carried by arms I 71 projecting from and secured to the rock 2 sha ts,which. wheels are in such position that as the fixed jaws are, in therotation of the .body blank and t machine, brought up toward the chutethe curved upper peripheries of the cylinders 8 engage the wheels andraise them as shown in Figs. 2, 12 and 13 thereby carrying the pins 66down and releasing the lower. most blanks of the line. 'As soon as a setof jawshas passed the wheels 7 0 will again drop and the detent pinswill then be again brought into position to hold the succe edi-ngblanks. In order that the end blanks may-be pro erly positioned bothwith reference to the ho ding jaws and with reference to the body blankswhich are held therebetween, I provide presser fingers 'and'separators72 ivotally mounted one on each side of the 0 into and carrying thindepending plates 7 3 which are adapted to pass between theedge of the"he flange oi the end blank as the carrier is rotated beneath the chutewhile the lower surface of the detent or finger pro er will rest upon.the periphery of the end b ank asjshown in. Fig. if}, and tend to forceit down into position if it 18 not already in proper position.- Thusthese presser ravity, asfleach set (if gaws is fingers act by g b rouhtbeneath the ends ofthechute and blanks both with reference to eac ssjitheb anks deposited therein; to ositiont'he' I other and to the jaws, inorder that-,when clamped be tween the two sections ofthe' jaws; 311B).jrnay b61111 proper-position to be operated.-mien-by- I Y the, featuresptconstruc tieamdwntages and operation of this ma while they might:materially pearance of the machine, would not, involve "form by askilled mechan c.

-carrier at the same time. I

said swlnglng jaws.

'nected to said swinging jaw,

combination. 2.

chine will now-beappare iiillt to be mderst d thatgI donot considermyself lim j ited. ov the details or" construction or mode of operationherein set" forth as .vanous changes would be readily suggested which,

e ange the apa' departure from ,thescope .of the invention herein setfortln Accordingly the moimt i g of various parts, the means by which.VI

, arious. parts are made-adjhstable, mare I tive positions of M1 11 Pand h m" ing of operations may be materially varied under thisinvention. ,lt will also in: understood that the terminology used, inthe description, is descriptive and not limiting, f being chosen merelyas a-OOIIVGDiGDt form of describing the things" which constitute theinvention here disclosed, the identity of I which is apart fromtheirdefinition in lan guage or their workingrput into concrete Havingdescribed my invention, what I.

-clainr'a's' new and desire to secure by Letters Patent1s,

1'. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a traveling--carrier, means I thereon for receiving and holding blanks to beoperated upon,- a pair of swinging Eaws adapted "to be clam ,e upon theends 0 the I blanks held by sai first-mentioned means,-/ i and meansfor-operating both of said jaws from one side ofthe path ofi-travelofsaid carrier.

. i i f I 2 In a machine of'the class, described, in

combination, 'a traveling carr er, means thereon for receiving andholding blanks tobe operated upon, a.(pair of swinging 'jaws adapted tobe clam" upon the ends of the blanks heldby sai( [first mentionedmean's, E 05 and means for operating. both of said jaws from one side ofthe path of travel of said In a machine of the class described, incombination, a traveling carrier, a series of fixed jaws thereon adaptedto receive and hold'blanks to'be'operated upon, a air of swinging half'aws pivoted on a spin le ad:

jacent each'si e-of -the fixed jaws, a leverst y the end of said spindleand cam surfaces connected to the framework at one side of-the machineadapted to vcfontrolt'he movement of -4. In a machine of theciassdescribed traveling carrier, a fixed blank holding a supported thereon,-a complementary swinging jaw pivoted adjacent thereto, arms" 0011f andadjustablecam surfaces arranged in the ath of said arms wherebyduringthe -traye "0f the car- 1 5 'rier. the position of said swinging jawWllih" i'eference to said fixed jiwiz may beautomat Y. ically regulatedI 5. In a machine of. theclass described, in V traveling cannot, a fixedo swinging jaw pivoted a double-armed lever mounted upon the pivot blankholding jaw supgjortedt ihfiereen a .acen ere -o, a

of said'swinging jaw and cam surfaces in position to engage the arms ofsaid double-. armed-lever for rocking the swinging jaw on" its pivot(luring the travel of said carrier.

6 In a machine of the class described, in

combination, a traveling carrier, a pair 'of' jaws supported thereonadapted to receive the body andaend blanks of a'can orsimilar article, apairof swinging jaws mounted adjacent-said fixed jaws, lever armsconnected to said swinging jaws and cam surfaces adapted to be engagedsuccessively by said lever arms to move said'swinging jaws'with vreference to said fixed jaws during the travel the body and end blanksofacan or similar -article,'. a. pair of complementary swinging I jawsmounted on aspindle adjacent said fixed jaws, adouble-armedleverucon'nected to said spindle, and cam surfaces adaptedto be engaged by said double-armed lever to move said swing ng aws withreference to saldffixed jaws during the travel of the 8. In a machineof. the class described',-in

combination, a traveling carrier; a pairofaws supported thereon adaptedto receive.

the body'and end blanks of acan or similar article, a pair of swingingjaws mounted on a spindle adjacent said fixed jaws, a doublearmed leverconnected to said s indie, and

cam surfaces arranged in the pat of-n1ove- -ment of said double-armedlever, sa'l-d cam surfaces being so arranged successively that as theswinging aws under the control of one arm of said double-armed lever'tend to come i to a dead center the other arm of the doublearmed leverwill be picked up-bya second cam surface. v

9. In a machine of the class descr1bed, 1n

combination, a traveling carrier, blank receivmg and holding aws carriedthereby,

swinging jaws 'mounted adjacent saidfirst mentioned aws, a double-armedlever connected to said swinging jaws for cont-rolling the swingingmovement thereof and cam sur faces arranged in the path of the arms ofsald double-armed lever in such a manner that as the swinging jaws underthe control of one arm of the double-armed lever tend to come to a deadcenter, the other arm of the doublearmedlever will be surface:

swinging jaws mentioned jaws and adapted to cooperate therewithinho'lding the blanks, a doubleceiving and holding jaws carried thereby,ivoted adjacent said first picked up by another-cam r v means forcontrolhngt-he operation of said 10. In-a' machine of the classdescribed, 111' combination, a traveling carrier, blank rearmed lever.connected to said swinging jaws and cam surfaces arranged inthe' path ofthe arms of said double-armed lever and control ling the movementof'said swinging jaws, the construction and I arrangement )be'iri suchthat the movement of the. jaws' un er the control of -said'double-arrnedlever and cam surfaces may be a continuous one; 1

11. In a machine of theiflclass fdescrib'd. iii combination, a traveling-"'carr ier, blank re; ceiving and holding jaws." carried thereby,

swinging jawsi pivoted-adjacent said first mentioned jaws and adaptedtocooperate. therewith mholding the blanks. meanswherebysaid swinging'jaws may be closed down ,uponsaid firstme'ntioned jaws during thetravel of the carrier, supplemental means whereby said. swingingjaws-inlay ,be p0 si-,

tively clamped with reference to saidiprimary to the blanks :while soed.

' 12. In a'machine of thee ass described, in combination, a travelingcarrier, a series, of

- sociated with said fixed jaws, positively acting means forthrowingsaid swinging jaws to andfrom said fixed jawsduring the travel of -thecarrier, abridge orflarch independent of jaws and means {forapplying'piessure said throwing means beneath which said car-lrier'passes, and means for clamping said 'swin'gifigjaws to said fixediawsv-ear-riedgg saidv bridge.

13. In acanheading machineof the class described, combination, atraveling rear rier, a series of fixe'd jaws carriedtheieby'. adapted.toreceive andhold thebody andend blanks of, a can, swinging jawslassociated with jsaid fixed jaws adapted during", the

travel. of the carrier to be swung down upon said blanks to hold themimposition, means associatedwith said j aws for forcing the body and endblankstogether, a bridge or'a-r'chj ex.- tending across the pat-l eftravcl-io-f- -saidcare rier and means carried thereby for actuating saidforcingmeans, Y

14. In a canheadingmachine' of tne classdescribed, combination, -atraveling car- 'rier, a series" of fixed "jaws-carried thereby adaptedtoreceive and hold the body; and endbla'nks of a vcan, swinging awsassociated with said fixed jaws ada ted during the travel of the carrierto be down upon saidblanks to hold them. osition,,'means associated withsaid'jaws for orc-ing the body andend blanks together, aqb-ridgeor archextending across the pat'h;of. travel of said .car-

' rier, means carried thereby fort actuating said forcing means andsupplemental clamping swinging jaws also carried by said bridge, 15'. Ina machine ol'zthe class descr bed, in combination, apivoted blank,holding jaw,

' meansffor swinging said jaw on a pivot to release a blank held therebyand astripperbar mounted in position to prevent the blank iot - fromfollowing the movement of said swing 1-6. In a machine of the classdescribed, in

' combination, 'a' blank receiving and holding aw, a supplementalblank'holding jaw piy otally mounted adj acent thereto for swing-v Img-movcm'ent,means for swin ing' said jaw away. from the'fixed jaw to reease a blank held there and a strip er bar mounted in 17-. Ina machineof the class described, in

' combination, a rotary carrier, a series of fixed jaws carried thereby,'a' series ot'pwingingaws associated-with 'said fixed jaws, means inlteosed'in the path of travel of the carrier for t owing said swinging 'awsaway from said fixeddjaws to'release a blank held there,

by, and astripper'bar shaped to conform to, the li' ne of -travel of thecarrier arranged in position to strlp'the blanks fromthe sw nging.

aws as such jawsar'e thrown back. 18 In a machine the class described,in' combination, a blan carrying jaw adapted to be compressed u onblanks vheld therein, yielding pressure SHOES: adapted 'toapply'clamping pressure to said jaws and plungcrs zfidiuited to. operate upon'the blanks while so 1-9. In a machine oi'the' class described, incombination, a blankcarryingjaw adapted to-be compressed u on blanksheld therein, yielding and adjusta le prcsfiure shoes adapted to applyclamping pressl ire to said jaws,i and lungers adapted to operate uponthe blan while so held. I I In'a machine of the class escribed, incombination,- jaws ado. ted. to receive and hold the bodj; end b anks acan or similararticlc' a'ndto e clamp d heretoto holdsaidblanks'in'position, a justable ,(pressure Sho s" having cam surfacesadapte ,:to c'o-- pera ei diew a up l n d m i pressurelt'o'. the blanks,an means for app gg fggpressure to force said 'bl anks together"W'esoclamped.

21-. In'a machine of the class described, in

combinat1on,a traveling carrier, blank hold} ing jaws carried therebyl-a-da ted'to receive and be clamped upon the ody and end blanksof'a'can .or similar article, a heading plunger mountedadjacent saidjawand car- 'ried therewith butheld normally out of operthe path ofsaidplunger, said cam surface ative position, and a cam surface arrangedin being mounted so as to yield in a direction at right angles totheline of travel of sa1d'plun-' ger and also'in a direction in linewithsaid travel. v j

22 J'In a machine of the class described, in combination, a rotarycarrier, 1a fixed jaw and a clamping jaw sup orted thereon adapted tohold thebody an 'end blanks of a can or similararticle, means interposedin the path be engaged thereby. I

' flexibly and. rotata sodomof said clamping jawrmappryin a clampinggressnre thereto, a-plung'er carried with said aw and ada )tcd' to forcesaid bod la'nks together, means for normal? holding said plunger out ofoperative position, and a and end rotary foam surface interposed i the'path of said plunger andadapted "to e engaged, thcreb l 3' 1 t" -23. ln.a machine of the class described, in combmatmma'rotary carrier,a'fixed aw and aclamping jaw supported thereon adapted to hold body an dend blarlks'ol' Kean or similar article, means interposed-in.

- ure' thereto, a and adapted to orcesaid bod "and endblanks together,means-iornorma y holding said plunger out of operative position, and arotary. cam surface interposed the path of said'plunger and held byspring pressure to 24, -Inarnaci'lii'ie of theclass described, incombinatlon', a traveling carrier, aws f supported thereon, a'da )ted toreceive and hold the body. and end b anks or a can or similar article, alunger a'da ted to force saidlbody andendlanks to et. er and a camsurface ly mounted i the path of said lunger.

225.. combination, a traveling carrier, ablank holdiny pivoted adjacentthereto in a direction transverse of the path of travel thereof, andmeans for bringing saidej'ector into operation to force the can fromsaid jaw at a pre determined point inthe travel of the carrier. 26. In amachine'of'the class described, in

' combination, a fe ding in chute, a continu-.

ously traveling-carrier, a series of jaws supported thereonan'd'adaptedto successive y pick up can 'head 'blanksfrom thelend ofsaid chute, pins for restraining the lowermost pair of blanks of theline and'parts connected.

to said, pins adapted to be actuated to with with the lowermost pair ofblanks as each end of the chute. I

27. In -a machinc of the class described, in combination, a feeding inchute, a continuously traveling carrier, a series of jaws sn 7 portedthereon. adapted to. be" successive y e path of saidv lamping aw forapplying a clarn' nng p1 :'es' FlUIIgBPQKITI-Btl witi said aw na machineof the class described, in

,jaw' supportedtheieon, an ejector.

.draw simultaneodsly the pinslfrorn contact holding-jaw comes intoposition beneath the rought into position beneath saidchute,

to receive blanks therefrom, a pair of de-' tents forrestraining themovement of blanks within 'said chute mounted. respectively without eachside of said chute, and means connected to said detents adapted to beactuated by the jaws ,as they are b'rrough't in the pro erposition-withrelation to the chute.

feed blanks to said jawsand presser fingers n a can'heading machine,in-co'mbinaj tion,a traveling carrier, aserles of aws fcar- 'riedthereby, a feeding in chute adapted to 13' l adapted to position saidblanks with reference to said aws and also with reference to each other.v

29. In a machine of the class described, a

presser finger, or separator for acting upon the periphery of can endsand between a can end and body, said'presser linger comprising a curvedarm adapted to travel upon the pe' ripheryof an end blank and a thinplate attached thereto adaptedto pass between the end blank and the bodyblank.

30. In a machineof the class described, in combination, a travelingcarrier, a feeding in chute adapted'to feed body and end blanks thereto,and a presser finger or separator adapted to regulatethe position-ofsaid blanks with reference to said carrier and to each other, saidpresser finger comprising a pivotally mounted arm, a part carriedthereby adapted to rest upon the periphery of a can end as it passesinto the control of the traveling carrier, and a second part adapted topass between a can end and body. a

31. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a blank holdingand receiving jaw, a substantially semi-cylindrical half mold or jawpivotally mounted on an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of saidblank holding jaw, positively acting means for moving said swinging haltjaw on its axis toward or from the fixed jaw and additional meansforapplying pressure to said pivot ally'mounted jaw. i

32. In combination, a rotatable member. a. plurality of fixed receivingjaws, a plurality of clamping jaws, and means for positively actuatingsaid clamping jaws located upon one side of said rotatable member and ofsaid clamping jaws in a direction substantially parallel to the axis ofsaid rotatable member.

33. In combination, a rotatable member, a plurality of fixed receivingjaws, a plurality of clamping jaws pivotally-secured thereto,

and means adapted to positively open and close said clamping aws locatedupon one 35. In combination, a rotatable member, a

plurality of fixed receiving jaws, a plurality of clamping jaws, a canejector for each pair of jaws, and means located upon opposite sides ofsaid rotatable member adapted to positively open and close said clampingaws and to actuate said can ejector. Tie

, 36. Incombinationrotatablemember,a. receiving jaw, a pivoted.clampingjaw, a. heading piston. an ejector corresponding to 37. In combination,a rotatable member, a

receivingjaw, a pivoted clamping jaw connected therewith, a headingpiston, an ejector corresponding to said receiving jaw, and cams foractuating saidclamping jaw. said ejector and said heading piston locatedentirely upon the sidesol" the rotatable member.

In combination, a rotatable member, a receiving aw, a clamping jawpivotaliy connected thereto, a heading piston, an ejector correspondingto said receiving jaw, and fixed cams adapted to actuate said clampingjaw, said heading piston and said ejector located entirely upon thesides of said rota-table member. 4

39. In combination. a rotatable spider,-detachable chairs mounted .uponsaid spider and exten'ling outwardly in a radial direc tion therefrom,and blank receiving means upon said chairs.

40 In combination, a rotatable spider, detachable chairs adjustablymounted upon said spider and extending outwardly in a radial directiontherefrom, and blank receiving means upon said chairs.

41. In combination, arotatable spider, detachable chairs adjustablymounted directly upon said spider and'extending outwardly in aradialdirection therefrom. and blank receiving means upon said chairs.

42. In combinatitm, a rotatable spider, detachable chairs rigidlymounted upon said spider and extending outwardly ina radial directiontherefrom, and blank receiving means upon said chairs.

43. In combination, a rotatable s vider, detachable chairs adustably andrigidl y mount ed directly upon said spider and extending outwardly in aradial direction therefrom, and blank receiving means uppn said chairs.

4%. In combination, a rotatable spider, detachable chairs mounted uponsaid spider and extending outwardly in a radial direction therefrom,blank receiving means upon said chairs, and spanners adapted to bridgethe space between adjacent chairs.

45. In combination, a rotatable spider, detachable chairs adjustablymounted directly upon said spider and extending outwardly in a radialdirection therefrom, blank receiving means upon said chairs, andspanners adapted to bridge the space between adjacent chairs.

46. In combination, a rotatable spider, detachable chairs adustably andrigidly mounted directly. upon said spider and extending outwardly in aradial direction therefrom, blank receiving means upon said chairs, andspanners adapted. to bridge. the space he.- ween adjacent chairs.

ii. In combination, a pair of fixed jaws, a

f" w g? fixed jaws upon said chairs, a pair of c amp i ing jaws pivotedtheretolin adirection trans verse of'the direction of motion ofsaid'spider and adapted to clamp a blank at each end thereof, andaneje'c-tor pivoted seas to swing. ifi'aplane parallel .to the plane inwhichsaid clamping. aws swingand adapted to elect blanksfrom said fixedjaws;

49; In combination, :.-a. receiving jaw, a r clampin jaw; and two leverarms connected the same by successive engagement with, cam

*"surfacesj ,50. ln-combination, a- -receivingljavv a clamping jaw,oamsnifaces and two unequal leve-r arms connected tojsa1delamp1ng=jaWsive engagement with said-cam 'siirfacs, the longr arm being lastactuatedlasithe jawis c g I v.

51. In op mg m -.e t l tdi d ig an iw adafited to to said 0 ampi'ngjaw'. and adapted to actuate.

- and adapted 'tofactuate the same by'succesmhi ation; a'ljeceivingjaw,- a 1' clamping. aw. adaptedv to] close.:ther eon,:3means adaptedtoswing said clamping jawquickly "through the first part ofsaid. closing. movement, and additional'gme'ans for swing-- ingl's'aidjaw With less speed ..and;1nore force dc a p E mew wil s soaeoi 58 Incombination; a; iota ta"oie .spi chairs mounted radially .thereon caz'zwclamping means heading means, 'and'fmea i adaptedto increase"thep'ressureupon saii pressure Euponj said clamping means during theoperation of-said heading mea'nsi. 1 i w j60. Incombination, a rotatbiespidei datachable and adjustable ehairs nolinted m dially; thereoncarryin 'carn-actuated clamp. ing-means, cam-actuated heading means, and

'.- oams,adapted' toinorease the pressure upon said clamping means,duzinintlie operation of said heading meansg a ,1 "f

61-; In' onibination, 'a'a'otatablefspicieihaving 1 chairs} mo1inte'dthereon-f extending: -o1'itwardly'in a radial flirec'tion and v. la p sfg-means m ma adapted to-,' inorease'the-pressuge' upon; said 1tlaznpilng means during the operation. of sail headmg Ineansi 63'. Incombinatioiig a rotatable =$Pifiaan having" chairs mounted thereonextent outwardly and? gai' 'yinggclamping i-means heading ine'ans, Tami.Inean s atia 'tedito lcreasefitlha'pnessnre 1ipon saij' clam meansduring the operation .o i :said l;1e* V mea s:

ombil lation' j a; Q

35 during tIieIat-ter part thereofi" v hav g' ohairs mounted, -It]ie,i011" extendingmfi 52,111 combination, *a receiving javv aoutwardly,-the1 eifr9mandpairyingelamping clampingljaw, means-adaptedtoficlose said means, hea'din means aniljifiexiblymounted; clamping jawupon said receiving jawfand means'adapte jtO-increa'se-the pressureapeiz;

' additional means ada ted' .t'ocon p 'ess the saidolanipmg'meansduringthe operaltionot.

40 samewhen inits close position; 7 f;

7 said head ng-means: 53. .In combination, positively acting '6 4;-, lnfcombinatiomga "rotatable, spider 'clarnpingmeans, heading means,and-means chairs *detachably mounted adapted-todncrease the pressureupon said. exten' ing -.5mt\vardly .therefl om; andcam-7 clamping meansduring the operation of-said j clamping neans, cam aotnated is headingmeans.

, Y "meansg ja-nd adjustabiemeans 'adaptea'io-ias 54., In combination";clamping)"-meansp v creasethe'pr esjsnleuponsaid elam moans headingineans and'adjustable means adapt-, 'dnxifn'g'zthe operation of said'hea mg-{Imeana j ed'to increase theflple sureuponsaidclamp Q65. lni.combination',' a rotatable 'spidier ing mea duflng'thefope-r'ation ofsaidheadhaVingfichLirge detaclnizbiy'rand ad'us'tablyc (Boning means. I;monhtedthereomextemiingbutwa thewaas 55;- In combinat on,clampingmeafis,- i ;f1 ofi1" andg earryi ng.;cal;fi=actnated camy'm Y headingmeans," and flexibly mo'iintedk-ineans ;Fmeans, {came-actuated;.Iile'ans, m adaptedv toj-increasethe 'pressure'upon s'aid 'mejansadaptdtginci'easethe pressnrejupon Y clampingm'eans duringthe op"erationofsaidsaid clamping gna'nsduring thefoperation of 5aheadlngmeansri.said-1ieadlng'-neans.. f' l f '32! 56. In"'com'binat i0n,cani act uatedc amps feompinatiom, grotatabiejniember ing means,. c m. i/Hated" maamgnmm; gcliaiisjiietachably",.and{' ad ustabiy -andmeansada'ptedto increase the pressure ,,.mounte(1-.thereonentendmgoutwatdl them" upon saiil'clampingaineans,duringtheoperag fjrom andnar i ying; eamgaotuated c mf 6 0 tio'n'o'fsaidheadingmeans. I mean$,-joam-actuatediheadmg means an .i ju's'table.flexiblymonnted means adapted? to ncrea'se t the-pressureiipongsaidfciamping m a th cop m m s ea testifies "lin afl i, 1' f 1'oombmatioxg' ja'jrotatable spam, we

chairs mounted radially thereon carrying clamping means, heading means,means adapted to increase the pressure upon said clamping means duringthe operation of said heading means, and spanners adapted to bridge overthe space between adjacent chairs.

68. In combination, rotatable spider having chairs mounted thereonextending outwardly therefrom and carrying clamping means, headingmeans, adjustable means adapted to increase the pressure upon saidclamping means during the-operation ofsaid heading means, and spannersadapted to bridge over the space between adjacent chairs.

69. In combination, a rotatable spider having chairs mounted thereonextending outwardly therefrom and carrying clamping means, headingmeans, adjustableflexibly mounted means adapted to increase the pressureupon said clamping means during the operation of said hcading means, andspan ners adapted to bridge over the space between adjacent chairs.

70. In combination, clam )ing means, heading means, means adaptedtoincrease the pressure upon said clamping means during the operation ofsaid heading means, and means adapted to co-act with said clamping meansin positioning and spacing blanks therein.

71. In combination, clamping means, heading means, adjustable meansadapted to in-' crease the pressure upon said clamping means during theoperation of said heading means, and means adapted to co-act with saidclam ng means in positioning and spacing blanlis therein. I

72. In combination, a rotatable spider having .chairs mounted thereonextending outwardly therefrom and carrying clamping means, heading meansadjustable means adapted to increase the pressure upon said clampingmeans'during the o eration of said heading means, andmeans a apted toco-act with said clamping means to position and to space blanks therein.

73. In combination, a receiving jaw, a clamping jaw adapted to closethereon, means adapted to swing said clamping jaw quickly during thefirst part of said closing move ment, additional means for swinging saidjaw with less speed and more force during the latter part thereof, andfurther means adapted to apply pressure to said clamping jaw while inits closed position.-

74-. In combinatiornatraveling carrier, a fixed blank holding jawsupported. thereon, a swinging jaw pivoted adjacent thereto,'adouble-armed lever mounted upon the pivot ofsaid swinging jaw, and camsurfaces in position to engage successively the arms of saiddouble-armed "lever for rocking the tinuous one.

oted adjacent said first-mentioned jaws and adapted to cooperatetherewith in holding the blanks, a double-armed lever connected to saidswinging aws, and cam surfaces arranged in the path of the arms of saiddoublearmed lever and controlling the movement of said swinging aws, theconstruction and arrangement being suchthat the movement of the jawsunder the control-of saiddoublev armed lever and cam surfaces maybeacon- 76.. In combination, a traveling carrier, 3.

series of f'nred jaws carried-thereby-swinging jaws associated with saidfixed jaws, positively acting means for drawing said swinging jaws toand from said fixed aws during the travel of said carrier, a-bril'lge orarch beneath which said carrier passes, and means for clampingsaid-swinging jaws to said fixed jaws carried by said bridge. 77. Incombination,- a base, standards mounted thereon, a bridge supported uponsaid standards, cam surfaces upon said bri'c e and separate cam surfacesupon said standards,and a member adapted to".rot'ate between saidstandards carrying means 'ad apt ed to co-act with the cam surfaces uponsaid bridge and said standards.

78. In combination, abase, standards mounted thereon, a bridgedetachably supported. upon said standards, cam surfaces supported fromsaid bridge, and a. member adapted to rotate in a'direction transverseof said bridge between saidstandards carrying means adapted toco-actwqth said cam'sur' faces.

mounted thereon, a bridge supportednpon' said standards, ad ustable camsurfacessup- 79. In combination, a" base, standards ported from saidbridge, and a member adapted to rotate between said standards carryingmeans adapted to co-actwithlsaid cam surfaces. v I

80. In combination, a base, standards mounted thereon, a bridgesupported upon said standards, adjustable spring-pressed cam surfacessupported from said bridge, and a member adapted to rotate between said.standards carryin means adapted to'co-act withsaid cam su aces.

81. In combination, a base, standards mounted thereon, a bridgedetachably supported upon said standards, adjustable springpressed camsurfaces supported from said bridge, and a member adapted torotate in auirection transverse of said bridge between saidv standards carryingmeans adapted to co act with'said cam surfaces;-

82. Incombination, a receiving jaw, a

7 upon its release bysaid cam surfaces;

In combination, a receiving jaw, a clamping jaw, a lever ada ted toactuate clamping jaweem su aces ada ted to actuate said lever, and meansadapts to appiy pressureto saidelarnping jaw as saidle var 1sdisengagedby said cam surfaces.

86. In] combination, a receiving jaw, a clamping jaw, a lever adapted toactuate said clamping j aw, cam surfaces adapted to actuate said War,and pressure shoes adapt "ed to apply-Hressure to said clamping jaw, assaidlever 1s 87.111 combination, a receiving jaw, a

i sengaged by said cam surfaces;

clamping jaw, positivelylacting ineansadapt d m a'pp irp s re-to, saidclamping j up e ethe eorb aidswm m means, 4 u i g rmane ds. as rea erpres clanigingf'aw a (Leif-engagement}; m

. gs eme t' by said 'second rneritionedf a I 89., combination,-lfareceivin java-ya ed to swing saidclampxhgjam-Tandmeans .0

j 88'; In. combination, a receiving as; a. 'cianipingj'avv,positivelyactingmeansadapted "to swingaa zcilamp ne j -j re arrrsai'receivingiawrimeei iiad p 9 sw ng-sai "c m p n l iraw y from 'sa gee ymaw m ntions swinging se s-s1s agbrn n mg means,

. cam surfaces. adayted, toswing said cla'mping jaw awayffrom saldreceiving aw, and means. ada aam apply ressureto said clamping I applypressureto said clamping jaw upon its inseam press saidblanks withinsaid receiving'nieans;

. f fin testimony'whereof Laflix my signature,

- 21 p 1 j a fia eaa a il -o sw ne:

said clamping jaw toward'said'receiving javv,

seonetr j aw after engagement by said first-mentioned cam surfaces andbefore engagement by said second-mentioned cam surfaces.

90. In combination, a receiving jaw, a-

ciamping jaw, cam surfaces adapted to swing said clamping jaw towardsaid receivmgjaW, earn surfaces adapted tosvvlng sald clamping jaw awayfrom said receiving jaw, and earn I 91 111 a machine oftheclassdescribed, in"

combmation', a rotatable member carrying blank receivin jaws, a chutehaving a portion at each sir e thereof adapted to feed can beadsthereto, an oscillating member at each side vofsaid chute and withoutthe same adapted to project through the outer. Wall of thecorrespendmgportion of said chute Within Which can'heads are fed, andmeans upon said rotatable nlernber adapted-to: actuate said oscillatingmembers 4 g 92, In a machine ofth'e'class described, 1n

combination, means adapted to receive can head and can body b1anks,;n1eans adapted to feed said- -bIanks-tneret o, a, pivota11yn1ounted.

gravity actuated finger ada ted. to" space I eachof'said can hads from tercorres 0ndoan'body, and means ,upon ,said ger adapted to engage saidblanks and'forcethe sarne withinthe blankreceiving means. 1 "93. 111. amachineoftlie class described, in

- ooinbination, 1neansIadaRted to," receive can head andcan bodybiank'arneans-ada" tedto eed'saidblankstbereto, and-apairof ngers,

d1; roper? t a pacer s.a ead' a dy ingthe' pre'sence'oftivvo witnesses.

j. 1-- .CHARLES'W, QRAHAM, Witnesses? y "H. J. Coo iNHaM,

SANFORD E. SHERMAN.

h bf, which is provided with a shoulder and said thin portion beingadapt-'- "sad nema being'adaptedtog

